Edward A. Tappe papers, 1925-1936
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Tappe, Edward A.
- Title
- Edward A. Tappe papers
- Dates
- 1925-1936 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 1.28 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 06693
- Summary
- Papers of a longtime commercial pilot for United Airline and active member of the Air Line Pilots Association.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Edward A. Tappe (1910-2000) was a commercial pilot for 25 years before retiring in 1970 from United Airlines. During his career, Tappe was active in the Air Line Pilots Association, serving as a union representative and as a member of the systems board of grievances, where he dealt with safety and communications issues. In retirement, he helped unionize commuter airlines. He began his career on the business side of commercial aviation. In the 1930s, he worked for Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. (later Trans World Airlines) in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Kansas City as a general sales office manager and as director of passenger relations. Unsatisfied with office work, he took flying lessons and received his commercial pilot's license. He then flew cargo aircraft for the Air Transport Command during World War II and served as a civilian flight instructor for Navy pilots assigned to the Naval Air Transport Service. He joined United Airlines after World War II.
Content Description
The collection contains airline brochures, schedules and timetables, Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. circulars (1930-1931), and maps of passenger routes, air mail routes, and Transcontinental Air Transport (1929-1931). There are papers on tariffs by air carriers, transcontinental air transportation, celestial navigation, and the Boeing Airplane Company. Newspapers and clippings of articles concern aviation and Charles Lindbergh. Also included are brochures, pamphlets, charts, an interview with Ernest R. Breech (Board Chairman of the Ford Motor Company) published in General Motors World (1935), as well as programs and other publications. There is a copy of “Complete TWA Navigation Course” dating to 1935. Additionally, there are issues of periodicals such as Aircraft Age, Air Services, Air Transportation, The National Aeronautic Magazine, Speed, TAT Plane Talk, The Tulsa Spirit, and others (1929-1933). There is also correspondence, primarily of P.B. Sturgis, Chief of Transportation for Transcontinental and Western Air, There is also correspondence, primarily of P.B. Sturgis, Chief of Transportation for Transcontinental and Western Air, requesting information from airlines for schedules, tariff cards, and services, including if smoking is allowed (1930-1934).
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Advertising -- Airlines.
- Aeronautics -- Periodicals.
- Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- Employees.
- Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- Maps.
- Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- Periodicals.
- Air mail service -- United States -- Maps.
- Air pilots -- Training of.
- Air pilots -- United States.
- Airlines -- Rates -- United States.
- Airlines -- Timetables.
- Transcontinental flights.
Personal Names
- Breech, Ernest R.
- Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
Corporate Names
- Air Line Pilots Association.
- Boeing Airplane Company.
- Ford Motor Company.
- Trans World Airlines.
- Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc.
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- United Airlines.
